22 York Place, Edinburgh

Later 18th century. 3-storey, attic and basement, 3-bay terraced classical house. Broached ashlar sandstone; V-jointed rustication at principal floor. Base course; band courses between basement and principal floor, principal and 1st floor; moulded frieze at impost level at principal floor; cill course at 1st floor; mutuled cornice and blocking course at 2nd floor. Architraved windows at 1st and 2nd floors, with cornices at 1st floor. Ashlar steps and entrance platt oversailing basement.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: round-arched recessed tripartite doorway in bay to left at principal floor, comprising 4-panel timber door with plate glass semicircular fanlight, plate glass sidelights and aprons; windows in round-arched recesses in remaining bays at principal floor; regular fenestration to floors above and basement. Flagged basement area.

W ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (20 York Place).

E ELEVATION: adjoining terrace, see separate listing (24 York Place).

N (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 1998.

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate M-roof. Polygonal piended slate-hung dormer. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Broached ashlar and rendered ridge stack; coped, with circular cans. Coped skews.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1998. Foliated Roman Doric columns in entrance hall; apsed and panelled dining room.

RAILINGS AND LAMP: ashlar copes surmounted by cast-iron railings with spear-headed and urn finials. Cast-iron railing-mounted lamp with glass globes.